Shade



May 5, 1931.

M. VIVIER 1,803,372

SHADE Filed March 8. 1928 1 NVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 5, 1931 UNITED STATES MAX VIVIER, OF NEW YORK, NJi'YJ'fl sHAD Ei 1 Application filed March 8,

The present invention relates to shades or screens and the like and has for an object to provide an improved ornamental shade and an improved method of producing certain 6 desired'ornamental effects thereon.

Shades, screens and the like, such as are used either to serve as a screen to conceal what'is behind them, or to moderate the light coming from some bright source, are made 10 ornamental in various ways. The present invention provides an expedient by which screens that are viewed by transmitted light can provide certain light efiects to produce attractive contrasts.

The invention has been developed more particularly in connection with the production of a shade for electric lamps and for convenience of disclosure such an embodiment of the invention will be described, but go it will be understood that the description is illustrative merely.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lamp shade designed to be applied, for example, to

a double electric wall fixture, and

Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are perspective detail views showing the mechanical construction.

of details of the shade.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View taken on the line VIVI of Fig. 1. y

The shade shown for the purpose of illustrating theinvention comprises a main translucent sheet of parchmentized paper having thereon a suitable design together with a plurality of auxiliary sections secured to said main sheet and cooperating with the design of the main sheet'to form a complete design. As shown, the main sheet 5 with the view thereon is embellished by 40 clouds 6, 7, the boat with sails 8 and 9, water lilies 10, 11 and a flying bird 12.

It is a feature of the invention that the ornamentation is afforded in part by means of translucent or transparent auxiliary sections secured to the main translucent sheet in a manner to provide varied light effects. in

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the design of themainsheet toform the com.- plete design; 1 1

The auxiliary SQCiJlQDS'Of the water lilies shown in the foreground are secured along their loweredges to the main sheet and stand outwardly therefrom. The' main sheet is. apertured' beneath these auxiliary sectionsand adjacent the upper edge of the flower in such amanner that the light from the electric lamps behind. the shade may strilze against the under face of the auxiliary section; and be reflected in part upwardly against the outer face ofthe main sheet thus providing an'ovel light effect.

The sails 8, 9 of the boat shown in theforeground consist of pieces ofsemi-transparent ma'terialfwhich permitthe outline of thelandscapetd be s'een-therethrough to some extent when the shade is viewed by transmitted light. i'

The clouds 6,-7 are formedof translucent sections'secured attheir edges to the main sheet and bowed outwardly therefrom. The main sheet is apertured as indicated at '15 behind the cloud sections to permit the light to shine through and illumine the translucent sections.

The bird 12 shown in flight is shown with a wing consisting of a translucent section 16 secured at its edges and bowed outwardly from the main sheet.

In the several ornamental elements the light shines through the transparent or translucent auxiliary sections in a manner to give life to the design and relieve the flatness of the shade.

The foregoing specific description is illustrative merely and is not intended as defining the limits of the invention.

I claim- 1. A shade of the character described to be viewed by transmitted light comprising a main translucent sheet having a design thereon, a plurality of translucent auxiliary sections secured to said main sheet and having portions bowed outwardly therefrom, said main sheet having apertures behind some of said auxiliary sections to permit direct illumination of parts of said auxiliary sections, some of said auxiliary sections being semitransparent to permit the outline of the design on the main sheet to be seen through said transparent sections.

2. A shade of the character described to be viewed by transmitted light comprising a main translucent sheet having a design thereon, a translucent auxiliary section secured to said main sheet and extending outwardly therefrom at one edge, the main sheet being apertured behind said auxiliary section toward the free edge thereof whereby light will pass through said aperture and be reflected by said auxiliary section against the outer face of the main sheet substantially as described.

3. A shade of the character described to be viewed by transmitted light comprising a main translucent sheet having a design thereon, and a semi-transparent auxiliary section secured to said main sheet but spaced therefrom in a part of its area overlying a portion of the design and coordinated with said design to form a part thereof, substantially as described.

l. A shade of the character described to be viewed by transmitted light comprising a main translucent sheet having a design thereon, a translucent auxiliary section secured to said main sheet and having a free edge portion extending outwardly from said main sheet, said main sheet having an aperture behind and along the free edge of said auxiliary section, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 1st day of 0 March, 1928.

MAX VIVIER. 

